Andrew

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@ch3rryxx13 @theslloyd All it would do is make more pharmacies and grocery stores close (which we know they’re not afraid to do since many have already shut down)

None of these companies are going to change their pay structure bc sf taxes them, they’ll just leave sf

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@ch3rryxx13 @theslloyd We knew it wasn’t going to affect small business. The problem is that it would mostly affect retail chains, and not big tech companies (which are imo the bigger problem, sf deserves more money from the industry it’s know for) because its employees are paid too much

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@dascho_scribler @grnpointer The reality of the NYC subway is that’s it has some of the most complex interlining and service patterns of any subway system anywhere, making it particularly well suited for a map like the new one where each interlined service pattern gets its own line on the map

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@dev__cycle @credealjunkie Valencia south of 16th is definitely safe and has lots of great businesses they could want to and should visit

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@SwannMarcus89 BART’s procurement process for the new trains also came in under budget and the new trains are more reliable and they’ve been keeping them very clean, improving people’s perception of BART

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@SFBARTalert The trip planner and timetable pages of the website don’t currently reflect this. Will they be updated?

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@JRUrbaneNetwork To be fair, the real estate part (developing around stations) does help induce enough ridership to make the system profitable

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@humantransit Well at least in the case of BART and MUNI, service has not been improved over the last year, so these are pure productivity increases

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@Aden_Yacobi Rockridge BART is the best one I’ve ever been to. The platform itself is rather basic (and noisy, tho it being in a smaller freeway helps), but the views are amazing, the plaza under the freeway is somehow very inviting, and the neighborhood around it is one of my favorite.

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@dmtrubman @thejoevisuals Exactly. It seems like NYC is far worse in terms of casual evasion compared to other systems with fare gates.

I think this likely due to its flat fare, so you don’t need to tap out. So, if you see an opportunity to evade, you can take it without worrying about how to exit later.

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@RealGautamAtri @kimmaicutler That’s why its fares have always been very high (compared to muni or la metro, etc) with no pass options.

however, since the pandemic, unique number of riders has increased, but total ridership has decreased because fewer people are commuting every day.

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@RealGautamAtri @kimmaicutler Because BART has always been less subsidized by the government/taxes compared to most other local transit agencies (Muni etc). Instead, it has always been required to recoup a significantly larger portion of its costs through fares, since it was set up as a commuter system.

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@Kates_AI @Lib_Development Only on the south side (sunset) and its speed and capacity are woefully inadequate for intense development

The north side (Richmond) only has BRT-lite which is about as good as the light rail in the sunset

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@ACYosh_ @frozenpandaman @Msamalam @JRUrbaneNetwork Not to mention the Joban line 快速 and 普通 both being express in the section paralleled by the Joban Line 各駅停車.

The difference is that the 普通 run further onto the Joban “Main Line” instead of ending where the Joban Line “Rapid Line” ends

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@sammarelich @lucareverie I now have a salaried job that pays around double that, but that’s still around the salary that OP was saying is insufficient for SF

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@sammarelich @lucareverie I had a similar experience

Moved here before the recent rent spike, but splitting my 1br with my partner in a great neighborhood 25 minutes to downtown via muni

I was able to afford my portion on a ~21/hr w/ tips/OT service job (which is not hard to get in sf)

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@realAAAbbott @Squiddy_____ @LinkofSunshine But ADA requirements don’t lead to more dangerous design that kills people.

Large fire trucks that necessitate wider and more dangerous roads do, and cause many pedestrian, cyclist, and driver deaths every year

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@ScaryTerryWeed @incitafusio @rkeuler And this is right next to the L which is faster than driving during rush hour to get downtown

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@reiaposting SF’s Muni metro uses a loop on the outer terminus of all but one of the lines. Three of those lines use loops that are a part of their yard (J, K, M) , one is like a proper balloon loop (N) and the other does a one way loop around a block (L).

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@daniel_s_larson @ArmandDoma This particular tunnel is just a short stretch connecting two surface sections and is thus manually driven. In the main market st subway, trains run in automatic mode.

[Andrew @Atmm2222]

@daniel_s_larson @ArmandDoma That’s how it works already